Boussu

Boussu
Municipality of Belgium
Flag Coat of arms
Boussu Location in Belgium
Map of Boussu
Coordinates: 50°26′N 03°48′E / 50.433°N 3.800°E / 50.433; 3.800Coordinates: 50°26′N 03°48′E / 50.433°N 3.800°E / 50.433; 3.800
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Mons
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Claude Debiève
• Governing party/ies	PS
Area
• Total	20.01 km2 (7.73 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2012)[1]
• Total	19,896
• Density	990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Postal codes	7300, 7301
Area codes	065
Website	www.boussu.be

Boussu is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. As of January 1, 2006, Boussu had a total population of 20,058. The total area is 20.01 km², which gives a population density of 1,002 inhabitants per km².

Grand Hornu, an early 19th-century planned industrial city, is located in Hornu, a former municipality which is now part of Boussu.

Boussu, the Thierry de Hennin Liétard funerary memorial (1406-1430).

Famous inhabitants

• Marcel Moreau, writer

References

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